Ken Stanford

As state and national leaders consider alternatives for funding future transportation needs, the Georgia Department of Transportation wants to know what Georgians would like in their 21st Century transportation system and how they recommend paying for it.

Auto sales are up, manufacturing is continuing to expand, and consumer spending is up, but construction spending is down. Those are the highlights of several U.S. economic indicators which were released Friday.

After a stunning primary election loss, former Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Friday that he will vacate his seat in the House of Representatives later this month.

Two Atlanta-based companies

Two American tourists charged with "anti-state" crimes in North Korea said Friday they expect to be tried soon and pleaded for help from the U.S. government to secure their release from what they say could be long prison terms.

U.S. employers extended their solid hiring into July by adding 209,000 jobs. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate rose to 6.2 percent.

Colorado will begin issuing driver's licenses and identification cards to immigrants Friday regardless of their legal status, underscoring a sea change in a state that less than a decade ago passed strict immigration enforcement laws.

For months, CIA Director John Brennan stood firm in his insistence that the CIA had little to be ashamed of after searching the computers of the Senate Intelligence Committee. His defiant posture quickly collapsed after a devastating report by his own inspector general sided against the CIA on each key point of the dispute with the Senate.